Pretty much every book with a couple exceptions haha. Often, filmmakers treat the rights as a book to the rights of the existing brand. Seventh Son and Jason Bourne are prime examples of this.
Alpandia on
I think World War Z by Max Brooks fits this bill. At least, the movie is very different from the book.
Iamawesome20 on
Some examples I have is the marvel movies, invincible, or spawn
MungoShoddy on
The Gospels and the myth of Osiris?
Batty4114 on
*Wolf* — novel by Jim Harrison; movie starring Jack Nicholson. They share nothing in common except for the title.
Hikes_with_dogs on
Altered Carbon was definitely way out there.
Professional_Echo907 on
The movie adaptation of Jumper pissed me off so badly, they took an amazing book that explored issues of abuse and terrorism, and turned it into whatever the Hell that was.
baboonontheride on
Ready Player One.
Still mad.
elemenohpeaQ on
Ella Enchanted
wilyquixote on
“The Lawnmower Man” is an all-timer in this category.
*LA Confidential* is different type of example. Same key characters and a couple key plot points but overall a radical change. And yet it still feels so much like the original story in tone that I don’t think anyone cared.
It probably helped that the novel was unadaptable as a film without major changes. I wouldn’t mind seeing a prestige TV version more faithful to the original plotting. I know Walton Goggins was circling Jack Vincennes for a tv series a few years back.
corsair965 on
Under The Skin. People fall over themselves for the movie but I thought the book was much more interesting. I haven’t read Annihilation but apparently neither has Alex Garland so I wonder about that.
Training-Host5377 on
Forrest Gump was a crazy read after being so familiar with the movie.
superbetsy on
The Princess Bride. One of the few books that I actually prefer the movie.
D_Mom on
Orange is the New Black. Far remote cry from the book.
flossdaily on
I, Robot
Powerful-Mirror9088 on
Basically any Dracula adaptation. The only one that nailed “this is actually kind of a buddy comedy featuring a ragtag gaggle of boyfriends and their leader” is the 1992 one, but that one also had sexed up lore/a romance between Mina and Dracula that felt really separate from the book.
scarletdae on
There Will Be Blood/Oil by Upton Sinclair
ellumare on
Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
javerthugo on
*I know what you did last summer* the book is generic suspense not a slasher.
*I’ve been waiting for you* is also a suspense book (the real book being called “gallows hill” with generic satanic panic-panic themes)
jackasspenguin on
The movie Adaptation was supposed to be based on Susan Orlean’s book The Orchid Thief but ended up being about adapting the book instead of being about the book
AliasNefertiti on
Jumper
BellTolls4U on
The Shining … heard it was so different from book
BellTolls4U on
A Prayer for Owen Meany … Bonfire of the Vanties
acer-bic on
This came up this morning. “All the Light We Cannot See”. Very disappointing
FoghornLegday on
Wicked isn’t even close. Which was very disappointing to me when I finally read the book
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Pretty much every book with a couple exceptions haha. Often, filmmakers treat the rights as a book to the rights of the existing brand. Seventh Son and Jason Bourne are prime examples of this.
I think World War Z by Max Brooks fits this bill. At least, the movie is very different from the book.
Some examples I have is the marvel movies, invincible, or spawn
The Gospels and the myth of Osiris?
*Wolf* — novel by Jim Harrison; movie starring Jack Nicholson. They share nothing in common except for the title.
Altered Carbon was definitely way out there.
The movie adaptation of Jumper pissed me off so badly, they took an amazing book that explored issues of abuse and terrorism, and turned it into whatever the Hell that was.
Ready Player One.
Still mad.
Ella Enchanted
“The Lawnmower Man” is an all-timer in this category.
*LA Confidential* is different type of example. Same key characters and a couple key plot points but overall a radical change. And yet it still feels so much like the original story in tone that I don’t think anyone cared.
It probably helped that the novel was unadaptable as a film without major changes. I wouldn’t mind seeing a prestige TV version more faithful to the original plotting. I know Walton Goggins was circling Jack Vincennes for a tv series a few years back.
Under The Skin. People fall over themselves for the movie but I thought the book was much more interesting. I haven’t read Annihilation but apparently neither has Alex Garland so I wonder about that.
Forrest Gump was a crazy read after being so familiar with the movie.
The Princess Bride. One of the few books that I actually prefer the movie.
Orange is the New Black. Far remote cry from the book.
I, Robot
Basically any Dracula adaptation. The only one that nailed “this is actually kind of a buddy comedy featuring a ragtag gaggle of boyfriends and their leader” is the 1992 one, but that one also had sexed up lore/a romance between Mina and Dracula that felt really separate from the book.
There Will Be Blood/Oil by Upton Sinclair
Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
*I know what you did last summer* the book is generic suspense not a slasher.
*I’ve been waiting for you* is also a suspense book (the real book being called “gallows hill” with generic satanic panic-panic themes)
The movie Adaptation was supposed to be based on Susan Orlean’s book The Orchid Thief but ended up being about adapting the book instead of being about the book
Jumper
The Shining … heard it was so different from book
A Prayer for Owen Meany … Bonfire of the Vanties
This came up this morning. “All the Light We Cannot See”. Very disappointing
Wicked isn’t even close. Which was very disappointing to me when I finally read the book